The Critique of Practical Reason

Name: The Critique of Practical Reason
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Immanuel Kant
ISBN: 9781787369627

Author: Immanuel Kant

Narrator: George Easton

Unabridged: 5 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Interactive Media

Published: 03/23/2024

Categories: Nonfiction, Philosophy

Synopsis

In 'The Critique of Practical Reason,' Immanuel Kant embarks on a pioneering exploration of moral philosophy. Here, Kant lays down the cornerstones of ethical behavior, propelled by the famous 'categorical imperative' that guides actions by universal maxims. This work delves into the nature of free will, the concept of duty, and the moral law within, presenting a compelling argument for autonomy and rationality in ethical decision-making. A foundational text, it is essential for understanding moral agency and integrity. Read in English, unabridged.

About Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a Prussian philosopher whose best-known works include the Critique of Pure Reason, the Critique of Practical Reason, the Critique of Judgment, and the Metaphysics of Morals. The fourth of eleven children, he attended the University of Königsberg beginning in 1740, where he later became a professor of philosophy. A central figure in moral philosphy, Kant's doctrines rely upon the principles of human autonomy and rationality. His work influenced-either as a foundation or a point of opposition-such later philosophers as Hegel, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Foucault, and his ideas have affected fields ranging from metaphysics and ethics to epistemology and political philosophy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Roy on June 02, 2016

Hume, by his criticism of the concept of causality, awakened him from his dogmatic slumber—so at least he says, but the awakening was only temporary, and he soon invented a soporific that enabled him to sleep again. —Bertrand Russell, A History of Western Philosophy When I first read that opening sa......more

Goodreads review by Mesoscope on April 22, 2021

The question that practical reason asks us is, what ought I to do? In this book Kant offers his analysis of how pure reason, which relies on no empirical input whatsoever, can help us answer that question. As a follow up to Critique of Pure Reason, this book is a grave disappointment. Altogether aba......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on April 08, 2014

Immanuel Kant is what I suppose one would call a 'practical philosopher' in that he is not primarily concerned with the more abstract thoughts of philosophy. Rather his philosophy, as expressed in this book, is one about how practical philosophy, or practical reason, works. He makes a distinction at......more

Goodreads review by Erik on June 15, 2015

The first two critiques constitue a unit so far as their main argument goes. The Critique of Pure Reason establishes that while humans can imagine things in themselves (ideas), they can only know things as they are given to them (concepts). The gap between our conceptional understanding and our rati......more

Goodreads review by Jef on December 10, 2022

The Sequel is even better!......more